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Modern Abolitionist Movement Needed To Free 50 million Enslaved Globally

July 12, 2026 Roger McKenzie, People's World. , , ,
More than 50 million people around the globe are estimated to be in enslavement according to 2022 reports by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations. During the horrific transatlantic trade in African people from the 16th to the 19th centuries, more than 20 million African people were captured and enslaved by Western colonial powers. The difference in numbers is both stark and an indictment of modern-day society as much as it was on those involved and who benefited (and whose ancestors still benefit) from the transatlantic trade in humans. But why is enslavement still taking place and, it seems, still increasing?
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